I Can Upgrade My Talent Infinitely-Chapter 60: A Smooth Breakthrough
"How has Brother Jiang been recently?" Fang Yun asked.
Faced with Wang Yourong’s teasing, Fang Yun offered a suitable retort.
"Who cares about him?" Wang Yourong rolled her eyes, then got back to business. "Junior Brother, how many Middle Grade Qi Condensing Pills do you need?"
"Two."
"Alright, one hundred forty Lower Grade Spirit Stones."
While Wang Yourong went to get the Middle Grade Qi Condensing Pills, Fang Yun had already placed the corresponding Spirit Stones on the table.
For a Cultivator with Five Spirit Roots to break through from the peak of the Qi Refining Fifth Layer to the Qi Refining Sixth Layer, one Lower Grade and one Middle Grade Qi Condensing Pill were usually enough.
Fang Yun bought an extra Middle Grade Qi Condensing Pill, naturally, to be on the safe side.
"Here you go, Junior Brother. These are the two Middle Grade Qi Condensing Pills."
"Good."
"The next time we meet, you’ll be at the Qi Refining Sixth Layer."
"Haha, I’ll count on your good wishes, Senior Sister."
Fang Yun put away the Middle Grade Qi Condensing Pills, replied with a smile, then said his goodbyes to Wang Yourong and left.
Watching Fang Yun’s retreating figure, Wang Yourong couldn’t help but murmur, "It hasn’t even been a year and a half since Junior Brother Fang became a Sect Disciple, has it?"
She still remembered the first time she met Fang Yun; back then, he was only at the Qi Refining Third Layer.
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Outer Sect Disciple Residence, Block C.
After returning to his residence as quickly as possible, Fang Yun first restored his Spiritual Power.
Once his Spiritual Power was fully restored, he adjusted his condition to its peak, preparing to break through to the Qi Refining Sixth Layer.
One Lower Grade and two Middle Grade Qi Condensing Pills. Fang Yun had already laid them out in front of him, ready to take at the critical moment of his breakthrough.
The breakthrough began!
Circulating the final parts of the Fifth Layer of the Cyan Wood Technique, Fang Yun quickly entered the state of breaking through to the Qi Refining Sixth Layer.
The difficulty of breaking through from the peak of the Qi Refining Fifth Layer to the Qi Refining Sixth Layer was not as great as breaking through from the peak of the Qi Refining Third Layer to the Qi Refining Fourth Layer.
Compared to the latter, the former was merely a breakthrough to a minor realm.
Having made ample preparations, Fang Yun was fully confident he could break through to the Qi Refining Sixth Layer.
This confidence would also be helpful to him during the breakthrough.
A good state of mind was clearly beneficial for a breakthrough.
Day turned to night.
Fang Yun, in the midst of his breakthrough, had reached the most critical point.
Without a moment’s hesitation, one of the three pills before him vanished.
He had consumed the Lower Grade Qi Condensing Pill at the fastest possible speed to assist his breakthrough to the Qi Refining Sixth Layer.
As the pill’s medicinal power dissolved, Fang Yun immediately mobilized this energy, striving not to waste any of it.
He took the Lower Grade Qi Condensing Pill first. According to his plan, he was prepared to take the Middle Grade Qi Condensing Pills next.
However, plans rarely survive contact with reality.
This breakthrough to the Qi Refining Sixth Layer went far, far smoother than he had imagined; with the help of just one Lower Grade Qi Condensing Pill, he completed the breakthrough.
Qi Refining Sixth Layer!
The moment he broke through the Realm, Fang Yun’s aura changed instantly.
After a long while, his aura now stable, Fang Yun slowly opened his eyes.
"Extremely smooth." The unexpected ease of it all put Fang Yun in an even better mood.
’I didn’t even need to use the Middle Grade Qi Condensing Pills, saving seventy Lower Grade Spirit Stones.’
He put away the two Middle Grade Qi Condensing Pills in front of him, then stood up and stretched his body.
’I’ve broken through to the Qi Refining Sixth Layer before late December. My next goal is naturally to break through to the Qi Refining Seventh Layer and become an Inner Sect Disciple of the Celestial Cloud Sect. The next breakthrough will be the second most difficult hurdle in the Qi Refining Stage. Without any assistance, a Cultivator with Mixed Spirit Roots would find it basically impossible to break through this Realm and enter the late Qi Refining Stage.’
Fang Yun glanced at the sky outside.
Soon, he took out an Upper Grade Cyan Jade Pill and began refining and absorbing it.
’Not a moment can be wasted.’
When he finished refining and absorbing one Upper Grade Cyan Jade Pill, he came to a few conclusions.
’Compared to the Qi Refining Fifth Layer, at the Qi Refining Sixth Layer, it’s three quarters of an hour faster to refine and absorb an Upper Grade Cyan Jade Pill... The amount of Spiritual Power needed for the Qi Refining Sixth Layer is more than the Qi Refining Fifth Layer and Qi Refining Fourth Layer combined...’
Fang Yun then took stock of the remaining Upper Grade Cyan Jade Pills he had on hand.
’One hundred eighteen.’
’The quantity isn’t much different from when I broke through to the Qi Refining Fifth Layer. For the past few months, the number of Upper Grade Cyan Jade Pills I’ve refined has barely kept pace with the number I’ve used.’
"I still need over a hundred more..." Fang Yun murmured.
Having just finished refining and absorbing an Upper Grade Cyan Jade Pill, he had already made a rough calculation in his mind.
’If I follow the same cultivation pace I had during the Qi Refining Fifth Layer, I can reach the peak of the Qi Refining Sixth Layer by June of next year. And after that, I’ll break through to the Qi Refining Seventh Layer and become an Inner Sect Disciple of the Celestial Cloud Sect. After becoming an Inner Sect Disciple, my situation in the sect will improve greatly. The change in status will also increase my Talent Points bonus, allowing me to gain more Talent Points each month. Speaking of the Talent Points bonus, my influence within the sect has now reached 13%. It’s increased by two percentage points recently. This increase mainly came from the Battle Peak; after my fame grew, more Sect Disciples came to know of me. If it weren’t for the indirect influence of Senior Sister Song’s great-grandfather, which had already given me a two-percentage-point boost and thus made it harder to increase my influence further, I estimate I could have raised it by three percentage points. Of course, in terms of the outcome, my current result is definitely better. My fame has spread, and more people know of me. And there is a difference between people knowing you are at the Qi Refining Fifth Layer versus the Qi Refining Sixth Layer; the latter undoubtedly brings greater influence.’
Having finished planning out his future tasks, Fang Yun fell into a deep sleep.
It was time for him to get some proper rest.
「Six days later.」
Having sold all his Lower and Middle Grade Cyan Jade Pills, Fang Yun appeared in the Disciple Marketplace.
He now planned to buy Spiritual Materials to refine an Upper Grade Magical Artifact.
Now at the Qi Refining Sixth Layer, and with a good Artifact Refining Room, he could support the process of refining an Upper Grade Magical Artifact.
However, after processing the materials, he would first need to restore his Spiritual Power.
The Disciple Marketplace was decent for finding materials to refine Middle Grade Magical Artifacts, but for Upper Grade Magical Artifact materials, it was barely adequate.
He did a quick sweep.
Fang Yun arrived at the stall of an Inner Sect senior sister.
"Senior Sister, how are you selling this Upper Grade Profound Iron ore?"
"Junior Brother Fang, you’re already planning to refine an Upper Grade Magical Artifact," the Inner Sect stall owner said, sizing up Fang Yun.
Fang Yun was now quite famous within the Celestial Cloud Sect, especially in the Disciple Marketplace. Few Sect Disciples there didn’t know of him.
While sizing up Fang Yun, the Inner Sect senior sister grew curious and even probed his aura.
’The Qi Refining Sixth Layer!’
’How long ago was it that Fang Yun broke through to the Qi Refining Fifth Layer?’
The Inner Sect senior sister thought for a moment. She wasn’t sure of the exact time, but she could always find out from other junior brothers and sisters later.
"Yes," Fang Yun admitted with a nod.
"My name is Nan Qiuchun." Seeing that Fang Yun didn’t seem to know her name, Nan Qiuchun gave a very simple introduction.
"Oh, Senior Sister Nan. It’s a pleasure."
